PEDAL - Portobello Transition Town

Portobello Market, Saturday 4th February

tom — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:08:23 +0000

[ February 4, 2012; 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. ]

Saturday 4^th February is Portobello Market day! Come along to find all your regular stalls selling mouth-watering locally-produced and seasonal food, and local and upcycled crafts.

Where: Brighton Park, Brighton Place, Portobello, Edinburgh, EH15 1LJ

When: 9.30am — 1.30pm

A full …

Wassailing Celebration

Chris Booth — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:33:32 +0000

[ January 23, 2012; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. January 28, 2012; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]

Come and join in a Wassailing Celebration at the Community Orchard on January 28th.

There will be a normal work day in the orchard from 10am to 12 noon, followed by the wassailing celebration from 12 till 2pm. The Apple …

Meals on Reels: a celluloid celebration of Scottish food and drink

tom — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:04:05 +0000

[ February 28, 2012; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]

When: 7pm Tuesday 28th February 2012

Where: The Scottish Café, The Mound, Edinburgh

Join Slow Food Scotland for an evening of food, film and conversation to celebrate our great Scottish food traditions.

In collaboration with Regional Screen Scotland, SFS …

Orchard Work Day

Chris Booth — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:56:18 +0000

[ January 28, 2012; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]

The next work day at the Community Orchard will be on 28 January 2012, from 10 am — 2 pm.

We shall probably work for a couple of hours and then do some wassailing to encourage next season’s fruitfulness.…

Stay warm and save money this winter with PEDAL’s free energy saving guide

tom — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:04:31 +0000

PEDAL has produced a guide to saving energy at home, written by energy experts and available on-line and in paper copy. The booklet answers some frequently asked questions and suggests a range of ways you can make your home more …

Get your Porty branded T-shirts!

Chris Booth — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:40:37 +0000

A must-have for Porty fans near and far!

Price £12.50 for adults, £9 for kids.

We have 2 styles both made from Fairtrade cotton, I Love Porty and our popular Home Sweet Home design complete with grid co-ordinates for Porty …

Orchard party cancelled

Chris Booth — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:42:44 +0000

Unfortunately the Orchard Solstice Party planned for 17 December has had to be cancelled because of lack of available people to organise it.

We are instead planning to do some wassailing to encourage next season’s fruitfulness at the next orchard …

Thank You!

tom — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:52:31 +0000

A huge thank you to all who voted for us on Energyshare.com – we won, beating competition from nearly 1,000 other community renewables projects from around the UK! And thanks also to those who passed the message round their networks …

Job opportunity: Co-ordinator, Portobello Market

tom — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:07:03 +0000

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in growing the local food and craft economy in Portobello by overseeing the promotion of Portobello’s monthly market, and ensuring it’s growth and sustainability into the future. The role is …

Pedal powered cinema at Occupy & Transition films, 5th and 12th December

tom — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:28:43 +0000

[ December 5, 2011; 6:00 pm; December 12, 2011; 7:30 pm; ]

Two films over two weeks re-launching the Transition film evenings (note different times and venues);
*Please keep an eye out for this monthly regular event starting Jan 2012*

Mon 5th Dec. 6pm : Pedal-powered cinema!! with Occupy Edinburgh and Powerpod…